1904 United States presidential election
Democratic Party nomination

Presidential ballot
1st (before shifts)
1st (after shifts)
Unanimous
Vice-presidential ballot
1st
Unanimous
Alton B. Parker
658
679
1,000
Henry G. Davis
654
1,000
William Randolph Hearst
200
181
-
James R. Williams
165
-
Francis Cockrell
42
42
-
George Turner
100
-
Richard Olney
38
38
-
William Alexander Harris
58
-
Edward C. Wall
27
27
-
Abstaining
23
-
George Gray
12
12
-
-
-
-
John Sharp Williams
8
8
-
-
-
-
Robert E. Pattison
4
4
-
-
-
-
George B. McClellan Jr.
3
3
-
-
-
-
Nelson A. Miles
3
3
-
-
-
-
Charles A. Towne
2
2
-
-
-
-
Arthur Pue Gorman
2
-
-
-
-
-
Bird Sim Coler
1
1
-
-
-
-

Question: Who won the the presidential party nominations on the first ballot and with how many votes?
Answer: Parker won the nomination on the first ballot with 679 votes, compared to 181 for Hearst and the rest scattered.